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1986 US Indoors

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1986 US Indoors
DateMarch 3–9
Edition77th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationPrinceton, New Jersey, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
← 1985 · U.S. Women's Indoor Championships · 1987 →

The 1986 US Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States that was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series[a]. It was the 77th edition of the tournament and was held from March 3 through March 9, 1986. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 3–6, 6–0, 7–6(7–5)

  • It was Navratilova's 3rd singles title of the year and the 114th of her career.

Doubles

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United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Jordan's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 32nd of her career. It was Smylie's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 15th of her career.

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series ran from March 1985 through March 1986.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. pp. 177, 180–182. ISBN 9780002182522.
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